Six Common Mistakes Companies Are Making Today

Read this white paper to learn about the most common mistakes companies are making during a down economy—and find out how you can use business intelligence (BI) to avoid these same mistakes. Plus, take a quick quiz to evaluate your own company’s BI quotient and find out which BI approach will help you avoid these blunders.

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The old approaches for collecting, assimilating, and delivering business intelligence (BI) data have not kept pace with today’s increasing demand for rapid decision making. Many companies use static reports and ad hoc queries, but fewer companies use dashboards and portals—which often lack the interactivity required for navigation and visualization of business data. Learn how a next-generation dashboard solution can help. Read More

There are numerous CRM, call center, help desk and ERP solutions available that can help companies control and manage their call center and customer support activities more effectively. However, field service requirements are much more complex and diverse than call center and customer support functions. Therefore, it is essential that companies considering software for field service evaluate, select, and deploy software designed specifically for field service. If you're in the process of evaluating... Read More

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